veto-proof
adjective
ve·to-proof
ˈvē-(ˌ)tō-ˌprüf 
: having enough potential votes to be enacted over a veto or to override vetoes consistently
a veto-proof bill
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But the House came up 13 votes short of the veto-proof majority, meaning lawmakers are unlikely to override Kelly’s veto.
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Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
That will first require getting the Kansas Senate, which passed a new version of the flat tax earlier this year with a veto-proof majority, on board.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The former Democrat made headlines in 2023 for switching to the Republican Party, giving the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in Raleigh.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
The bill, which fell short of a veto-proof majority, is similar to a measure vetoed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly last year.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
The legislation passed both chambers earlier this month without veto-proof majorities.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
But Republicans dominate both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state’s legislature, with veto-proof majorities, and Donald Trump carried the Bluegrass State by 26 points in 2020 and 20 points in 2016.
—Faith Bottum, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
This adds up to a veto-proof majority for DeSantis.
—Raymond Scheppach, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023
Republicans in the veto-proof supermajority usually work in lockstep but showed a rare moment of disunity when Senate leaders wanted to push through only a handful of bills while House Republicans debated a host of other measures on mental health, school security and juvenile crime.
—Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
That will first require getting the Kansas Senate, which passed a new version of the flat tax earlier this year with a veto-proof majority, on board.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The former Democrat made headlines in 2023 for switching to the Republican Party, giving the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in Raleigh.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
The bill, which fell short of a veto-proof majority, is similar to a measure vetoed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly last year.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
The legislation passed both chambers earlier this month without veto-proof majorities.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
But Republicans dominate both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state’s legislature, with veto-proof majorities, and Donald Trump carried the Bluegrass State by 26 points in 2020 and 20 points in 2016.
—Faith Bottum, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
This adds up to a veto-proof majority for DeSantis.
—Raymond Scheppach, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023
Republicans in the veto-proof supermajority usually work in lockstep but showed a rare moment of disunity when Senate leaders wanted to push through only a handful of bills while House Republicans debated a host of other measures on mental health, school security and juvenile crime.
—Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Veto-proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veto-proof. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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